John Martin Annual Lecture 2026
Of Trojans and Turks: the politics of retelling a myth
Professor Naoíse Mac Sweeney, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna
Why has the story of Troy never been simply a story? Professor Mac Sweeney explores how retellings of the Trojan War have been bound up with ideas of civilisation, and with the place of Anatolia, the Turks and Türkiye within that history. Chaired by Professor Yaprak Gürsoy (LSE, BATAS Council). Followed by drinks in the foyer. Co-hosted with Contemporary Turkish Studies at LSE.